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Sugar
free hot chocolate with the stevia sweetener

Making
sugar
free hot chocolate with stevia is easy. For the best
results, you just have to make sure that you use pure and unsweetened
ingredients. Sure, you can use cocoa powder if you want to, but nothing
compares to the strong flavor of real melted chocolate, maybe combined
with some delicious herbs.

Purists
may say that the one and only traditional way of making hot chocolate
is with water,
and whether or not they are right, the fact remains that there are a
lot of people who prefer their hot cocoa with milk. So go ahead
and decide for yourself which is the way you like it the best. You can
use whole milk or fat-free skimmed milk, even soy milk.

If
you’re using water, you need to add some dark cocoa powder along with
your molten chocolate, such as Hershey's
Baking Cocoa,
or any other
quality brand that you prefer.

As for the chocolate, you should find a bitter, unsweetened brand,
such as Ghirardelli, Callebaut or Scharffen Berger to balance out
the
stevia sweetener and possibly the sweetness of the milk, especially
when using soy milk.

Try experimenting with various
herbs that can kick your hot chocolate up a gear. Why not use ground stevia
leaves? Be careful not to exaggerate by adding too much of
the stevia sweetener if you’re already using a bitter type of
chocolate. Other herbs you might want to try are chili and cinnamon
powder for an Aztec hot chocolate, and maybe even some nutmeg,
cardamom, ginger, or lavender extract. Or maybe you want to use some
organic peppermint oil? It’s all possible.

Ready to warm up your cold and rainy night? Let’s give you a few ideas
for sugar free hot chocolate that will get you started right away.

Had any luck experimenting with stevia hot chocolate yourself? Remember
that you can always add interesting new ideas to our ever-growing
recipe database by clicking on the stevia
recipes link.

Mix
water and baking cocoa over medium heat, stirring until mixture is hot
enough and cocoa is dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in grated
chocolate until melted. Add in rest of the ingredients and stir. If the
end result is too runny, add a bit more cocoa.

Gently
boil milk over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent scalding.
Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until melted. Add cayenne or
chili powder and stir. Add whipped cream and top off with cinnamon.